Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-04-29

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anu ,n"V no nus nimse,t seen inc mol.
won III one o, the isianus OF Loch Mare
surrounueo py inc iitle offerings o
. 49, .,O amI s.,,a.a ovS W p.I"oiP".,y .
. nno,o ,ho ,oS,;n,nm,, =, M. my Gsa,.Ln, IN
yho In L,s ..ponnio, " IT,. w. yo,' W."
, tI;mh,nnas " ,,,i,.a" IT., ,,II', vi Vne w oI %
, inc wells ara commom all nyor tI ,h,
Uigblonds and noonlo st;,l Law ofror t
ings ~ n,ns and nni,s oma L. - ., nv. nv.
, hon,sh g., ,,,.,,Ia aa,t"a',. 4. III ". aS y
weiI In Islnv ,,horo ,,r.oIt Laro ,'
oftor drinLinm donosi,oa nonmar oo,, "
nmongst = board of n;ns ond bpt,ons ps ond
similar ooor nloccd In ohints and trooS
n, tho oJro 81 tho w;,ohos' vol, ou
There is onothcr woIl with simi,or ~.
forinps freshly n,ocod bcsido II IN T.ocb
Moroe Amono fnr,hor iilrs,ro,ions
bo Informs ne boy vol, In ,ho nj AZ
Is,o ~ Cr,,,,o,,,, ho. ,,,;,,.a,,,a,,, I,aai
ing powers. and adds: "a countrv-
woman tells me that about forty wears
ago, she remembers it being surrounded
by n crowd of people every first Tues
day in June, who bathed in and S,ank
of it before sunrise. Each patient tied
string of RAG to one of the trees that
overhung it, before leaving"
Abovo tho Invorross D;s,,io, A sr,ur,
and immedi,to,v bolow tbo oscont ~
Cro;g Dnr,in L ,ho .,yon - tho
Snottod Rel, - ,,h;oL u,s H. troono
times n nloco of groot rosort !, aIso
had tho renptotion of bcing n f,;rv
we'll. and IL saws Mr. Fr,srr in his
namphlct nm .Nortborn Folt.,oro n
iyolIs and wotor ~ "a, ,oor r,otI,o,.ho
n punv, weak child which sbo snn-
nosod boI hoon loft h,, ,bo f,;r;os Il
nl,co NJ bor own by oyros;rr u horo
at nirbt and Ic,vinT son,o sn,ou ofrnr-
ipr ne n disb of Mill to nronitioto tbo
king of f,;rv,,pd tho bon,Iinr would
he corriod away and in tho n,orninr
she wonld find hcr own rcstorod and in
hooItbn
A,a,h.n t .,.,, ~
ba, knou,, aa ,i,a az -. WI, "s
pn,,tan =, ..,,.t;.
~ 'i'','o' "i,'on 'iN .'" .i
winds Ono acouointcd odds MIR
Fraser. with the snot tbus desc,ibes If.
aft is situated ot tho foot of n h,lI
fronting tho northeast ncor an ;stbmus
colled Tarbot Six foot above where
the water gushes ont. there is n heon
of stones which forms n cover to tbe
sacred fount. When n person wished
for n fair wind either IN loovo the
island or bring home his absent friends
This mart was oronod with nroot
solemnitv. tbc stones c.roful,v 20.
moved and tho wor c,o,nod ,yitb =
wooden dish or n clnn-shcll. This
being done the water was s,vero1 timos
thrown in the direction from which tbo
wished for wind was IN bIow and this
action occomnonied with n cortoin
form ot words which tho norson ro-
peated every time he threw tho water
Whom tbe ccrcmopv was over tbo wolI
w,s og,in corofnliv sbrt mn 70 nro-
vont fatal copsonuoucos II. boinr
firmly believed that were the nlace loff
onon II would occosion s,oru which
would ovorwholm the whole island ~
'.'..,',' s"' ~ WV" i.' '"',,o' ,i
o"s "asa'ns ~, wits we may ho'o 'na'
Mnnaie,' N' ''o ,'i.,a'''s .t @ VI ""is.lshaln' n,
- :, a. "o .n' t''n.1 "isi'iIS
WI moi'., d. WV m".ol " mui'n iorin.rty
nf W ~" ''L III ","'o aI ".t VI e'' ~. ui'o.uel'
on,, '' ia''.a noau "n' , s'o'.on h ii inl' prop
ono,hom @ ~ - " ,',oro oe0n no,a,imaho,; upISou W
. ar'o,no 49,, o imp M., lonors',o
w." @ am -, pI" VI " "eSo's
.aI S " th;S % 1os;mah,o % onl II Uata u,.;tas " NJ w.
clrdo @ % ;n thn | Wan6,,t w. |, G,,,and 49, .,ho .
-. ,,,;,t, H. aa,,",;eaa,;o ss s,;.I,
and pious awe, must apply the right
knee bare to n stone placed for that
purpose between the wells. He must
then plunge to the wrist each hand.
bare also, into the water of the wells,
which are near enouoh to admit of the
immersion. A wish must then he
formed. but not uttered with the lips.
either at the time or afterwards, even
in confidential communication to tho
dearest friend. The hands are then
to be withdrawn, and MS much of
the water rs can be obtained
in the hollow of each is to be
swallowed This silent wish will
be accomplished within the follow
ing twelve months" In Moore's
"Monastic Remains, too, the author
speaking rof Walsingham Chapel,
writes: ''The wishing wells still re-
main-two circular stone pits filled
with water, inclosed with square
wall, where the pilgrims used to kneel
and throw in piece of gold, whilst
they prayed for the accomplishment of
their wishes" ;"
Wales, again, has its wishing wells;
and Pennant tells us how, in days gone
by, bathing well at Whitford received
many kiss from the faithful, who
were supposed never to fail in experi-